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PHAB Stands for Racial Justice
ALEXANDRIA, VA (June 3, 2020) — The Public Health Accreditation Board stands with the
public health community in decrying the brutal murder of George Floyd and
the underlying, systemic racism that resulted in his death. Racism is a public health
crisis of the greatest magnitude and urgency in our country. Read the full statement.
Strengthening Health Departments to Better Serve their Communities
Improving the health of a community can’t be done by any one entity. PHAB’s national accreditation program fosters health departments’ commitment to quality improvement, performance management, accountability, transparency, and the capacity to deliver the Ten Essential Public Health Services. Committed to achieving the highest standards of public health practice, nationally accredited health departments demonstrate a consistent and continued commitment to strengthening their community partnerships, which in turn enables them to better serve their communities.
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Quality Improvement
96%
The percentage of health departments who said accreditation stimulates quality and performance improvement opportunities.
Partnerships
70%
The percentage of health departments who said that accreditation has strengthened their health department’s relationship with key partners in other sectors.
80%
71%
Accreditation Works!
Welcome to PHAB’s Accreditation Works! series. Here, 65 health departments share first-hand testimonials about the benefits national accreditation brings to their health department and community. PHAB’s Accreditation Works! series is updated regularly and archived by category here.
- Los Angeles County Department of Public HealthPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T10:07:06-05:00
- Oregon Health Authority Public Health DivisionPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T10:17:41-05:00
- Lexington-Fayette County Health DepartmentPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T10:22:55-05:00
- The City of Nashua Division of Public Health and Community ServicesPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T10:27:25-05:00
- Bloomfield Department of Health and Human ServicesPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T10:27:48-05:00
- The Wisconsin Department of Health ServicesPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-06-12T17:19:47-04:00
- County of San Diego Health and Human Services AgencyPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-06-12T17:53:57-04:00
- Public Health – Idaho North Central DistrictPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-06-12T17:43:01-04:00
- Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS)Public-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-06-12T17:39:34-04:00
- Williamson County and Cities Health DistrictPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T10:37:13-05:00
- Weld County Department of Public Health and EnvironmentPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T10:39:08-05:00
- Lake Cumberland District Health DepartmentPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T10:43:35-05:00
- Knox County Health Department, Knoxville, TennPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T11:00:02-05:00
- Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Public HealthPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T11:10:23-05:00
- Houston Department of Health and Human ServicesPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T11:10:53-05:00
- Dakota County Public Health Department, West St. Paul, MinnPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T11:11:16-05:00
- Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health, Mason City, IowaPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T11:11:40-05:00
- The Public Health Authority of Cabarrus County, Inc. d/b/a Cabarrus Health Alliance, Kannapolis, NCPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T11:12:05-05:00
- Camden County Health Department, Blackwood, NJPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T11:12:30-05:00
- Butte County Public Health Department, Oroville, CalifPublic-Health-Accreditation-Board2019-11-19T11:12:51-05:00
